With news that the Bank of England has increased interest rates to 5.5%, Michael Fabricant says "Many home owners in Staffordshire will begin to feel the pinch now that interest rates are now at their highest since 2001 – and they are likely to rise still higher. I am concerned for the plight of many […]
Commenting on Staffordshire County Council’s decision to recruit spin doctors for the social services department while simultaneously closing down care homes, Michael Fabricant says: "Labour controlled Staffordshire County Council has completely lost the plot. They are reacting desperately from one self-made crisis to another and it’s costing the council taxpayer a fortune. Spending money on […]
Commenting on reports that the Strategic Health Authority has ordered Staffordshire and West Midlands ambulance trusts to draw up a detailed timetable by June 1st for how a full merger will be implemented, Michael Fabricant says "In a recent one to one meeting with Anthony Marsh, the Chief Executive of the West Midlands Ambulance Service, […]
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s response to Michael Fabricant’s question today (Wednesday 25th July 2007) on the closure of Staffordshire residential care homes and day centres in the next two years, Michael says: "It is clear that despite my briefing Tony Blair’s aide yesterday, Tony Blair still does not realise the seriousness of the situation. […]
On Sunday 22nd April, Michael Fabricant joined other canal enthusiasts to walk part of the route of the Lichfield Canal – some 4 miles between Huddlesford and Pipehill through the very heart of Lichfield. Michael says: "I am a keen narrowboater and know that experience elsewhere has shown that canals generate millions of tourists dollars […]
Michael Fabricant has welcomed the moratorium on house building in Lichfield District. Michael Fabricant says: "I have long been concerned that the indecent rush for house building in Lichfield may be good news for the construction industry, but is bad news for Lichfield which could lose its identity as a well balanced community. I do […]
Around 250 protesters marched through Lichfield yesterday (Saturday 21st April) against the closure of care homes in Staffordshire. Michael Fabricant says "The decision to close all residential care homes in Staffordshire by the end of 2008 and all day centres by the end of 2009 was controversial from the very start and was only passed […]
The Speaker has granted Michael Fabricant a 90 minute debate on "The Funding of British Waterways" which will start at 9.30am on Wednesday 25th April. Michael Fabricant says: "I will be highlighting how sweeping cuts imposed by DEFRA (the Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs) on British Waterways has already resulted in the […]
Michael Fabricant will be joining residents of Lichfield and Burntwood at 11.30am on Saturday 21st April to protest against Staffordshire County Council proposals to close care homes and day centres in Staffordshire. The march will meet at the top of Three Spires Shopping Centre adjacent to Backcester Lane and then proceed along Three Spires Shopping […]
Following an initiative from local councillors and a petition signed by Lichfield’s MP, Michael Fabricant has now intervened and written to Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture Media & Sport to ask that the façade of the decommissioned Lichfield Victoria Hospital be listed. Michael says: "English Heritage surprisingly said that the Lichfield Victoria Hospital […]